Martial d'Auvergne (Martial of Auvergne, Martial of Paris, 1420 – 13 May 1508) was a French poet.
Originally from
Auvergne
Auvergne (; ; oc, label= Occitan, Auvèrnhe or ) is a former administrative region in central France, comprising the four departments of Allier, Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal and Haute-Loire. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region Au ...
, he served as
notary at
Châtelet, and later as attorney (''procureur'') for the Paris
parlement
A ''parlement'' (), under the French Ancien Régime, was a provincial appellate court of the Kingdom of France. In 1789, France had 13 parlements, the oldest and most important of which was the Parlement of Paris. While both the modern Fr ...
.
His most important work is the ''Vigiles de Charles VII à neuf psaumes et neuf leçons'' (1493, edited 1724), a versified chronicle of the
Hundred Years' War
The Hundred Years' War (; 1337–1453) was a series of armed conflicts between the kingdoms of England and France during the Late Middle Ages. It originated from disputed claims to the French throne between the English House of Plantagen ...
. It was composed between 1477 and 1483, with the first manuscript completed in 1484 and the first edition printed in 1493.
His other works include ''Les Louenges de la benoiste Vierge Marie'' (1492), a devotional poem dedicated to
Mary
Mary may refer to:
People
* Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name)
Religious contexts
* New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below
* Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...
, mother of Jesus and the satirical ''Les Arrêts d’amour'' (undated, in prose) and ''L’Amant rendu cordelier à l’Observance d’amour'' (1490, in verse).
See also
*
Gilles d'Aurigny
References
* Charles Bataillard, ''Martial de Paris, dit Martial d'Auvergne. Notice sur sa vie et ses ouvrages'', A. Hardel, Caen, 1862.
* Gérard Gros, ''Martial d'Auvergne et les Matines de la Vierge : étude sur les formes de la dévotion mariale au temps de Louis XI'', 1994.
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1420 births
1508 deaths
French poets
French male poets